Crash on Preston Ave, Charlottesville, Virginia

Thursday, June 12, 2025 at 9:48 PM

Property damage onlyVirginia severity: Property damage only (O)2 vehiclesHit and run
Reporting agency
City of Charlottesville
Document number
251675166
Local case code
2025-00020249

From the VDOT crash data, record last updated October 25, 2026. No changes since first published.

Where and when

Location
Preston Ave
City, county
Charlottesville
Collision type
Sideswipe - Opposite Direction
Intersection type
Four Approaches
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
Traffic Signal
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
25 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Darkness - Road Lighted
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
Yes
People involved
2
Injured
0
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2011 Volkswagen Jetta

Direction of travel
North
  • Driver, female, 41
    Not injured
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2012 Honda Civic

Passenger car

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, female, 33Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Side
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 violation cited
Summons issuedas recorded on the report

A contributing factor or charge recorded by an officer is not a finding of fault or a conviction. We show the record as the state released it.

Nearby and recent

3 crashes recorded on Preston Ave in Charlottesville in the last 12 months, 2 with injuries.

All Charlottesville crashes, June 2025

About this record

Source
VDOT crash data
Updates
Changes the state makes to this record are applied here when the source publishes them
First published here
October 25, 2026
Last updated
October 25, 2026, no changes recorded
What is left out
Names, addresses, plates, and license and insurance numbers are not in the public data and never appear here

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